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Is this the next escalation in the war in Iran?

Is this the next escalation in the war in Iran?

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After a U.S. fighter jet goes down in Iran, American forces launch a search-and-rescue mission. A defence expert and retired colonel tells us about that mission -- and what today’s developments mean for the prospect of peace.


Researchers in Denmark are painstakingly excavating the wreck of a ship that exploded in battle more than 200 years ago. Our guest tells us what it’s like to get a close-up look.


A Radio-Canada investigation spurred by a reporter’s breakfast finds a major Quebec producer selling altered maple syrup. We get to the bottom of the sticky situation.


We bring you Fireside Al’s reading of the Oscar Wilde classic “The Selfish Giant” – a reminder that community makes a garden grow.


Researchers discover a new way to cook french fries that makes them less greasy -- but just as crispy. Despite the use of a microwave.


We reach an engineer who explains the technical features of the Orion spacecraft –- including a piece of infrastructure essential to the Artemis II mission: the toilet.


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